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Re:Cassowary – Run Windows Apps on Linux using a VM as if th... by obert on Friday February 04, 2022 @08:15PM (#30215977)
isn’t it a plant?
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Re:Cassowary – Run Windows Apps on Linux using a VM as if th... by TheBozzCL on Friday February 04, 2022 @08:17PM (#30215996)
It's basically a dinosaur. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassowary
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Re:Cassowary – Run Windows Apps on Linux using a VM as if th... by Andrew_nenakhov on Friday February 04, 2022 @08:37PM (#30216148)
From what I understand, all birds are basically dinosaurs.
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Re:Cassowary – Run Windows Apps on Linux using a VM as if th... by tgsovlerkhgsel on Friday February 04, 2022 @09:42PM (#30216552)
Yes, but this one looks like one, in the sense of "show a picture to someone who doesn't know about them and they will not believe that this is a real animal alive today".
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Re:Cassowary – Run Windows Apps on Linux using a VM as if th... by 867-5309 on Saturday February 05, 2022 @04:48AM (#30219550)
>Some New Guinea Highlands societies capture cassowary chicks and raise them as semi-tame poultry

emphasis on the semi!

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Re:Cassowary – Run Windows Apps on Linux using a VM as if th... by zzedd on Friday February 04, 2022 @08:31PM (#30216105)
for a simple overview, see also: https://www.rainforestrescue.org.au/save-the-cassowary/evolu...
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Re:Cassowary – Run Windows Apps on Linux using a VM as if th... by LeonB on Saturday February 05, 2022 @03:26AM (#30219011)
It shares its name with the cassowary plum - a poisonous fruit that cassowary bird can happily eat, having adapted alongside it.
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